An Evaluation of the Violence is Preventable (VIP) Program

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“The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Crime Prevention Centre nor the Department of Public Safety.” Funding for the VIP project was made possible by the National Crime Prevention Program (NCPC) and the Ministry of Community Services Prepared by: Denise Buote, PhD Arbor Educational & Clinical Consulting Inc. dbuote@arboreducational.com www.arboreducational.com 2 | F a l l 2 0 0 8 V I P E v a l u a t i o n
Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Project Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Evaluation Questions .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Methodology....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Evaluation Design.......................................................................................................................................... 10 Number of Participants.................................................................................................................................. 10 Variables and Data Sources ......................................................................................................................... 13 Tools ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Data Collection .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Findings .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Capacity Building ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Educator Awareness ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Services for Students .................................................................................................................................... 24 Discussion of Findings ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................................................................... 39 VIP Challenges .............................................................................................................................................. 39 VIP Successes ............................................................................................................................................... 40 VIP Suggestions for Provincial Implementation .......................................................................................... 40 VIP Resources Ideas..................................................................................................................................... 41 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................ 42 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 43 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 Appendix A: VIP School Staff Presentation Feedback ............................................................................... 45 Appendix A2: School Staff Feedback Presentation Form .......................................................................... 46 Appendix B: Pre and Post Primary Group Survey ...................................................................................... 47 Appendix C: Pre and Post Grade 4+ Group Survey ................................................................................... 49 Appendix D: Student Presentation Feedback ............................................................................................. 51 Appendix E: VIP Site Report......................................................................................................................... 53 Appendix F: Innovative Features used in VIP ............................................................................................. 59 3 | F a l l 2 0 0 8 V I P E v a l u a t i o n
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Page 5 and 6: Intended outcomes for this phase of
Page 7 and 8: 4. Promotes itself in communities t
Page 9 and 10: Evaluation Questions For the purpos
Page 11 and 12: Groups Number of Children and Youth
Page 13 and 14: Variables and Data Sources Several
Page 15 and 16: Data Analysis Given that both quali
Page 17 and 18: Is there increased sustainability o
Page 19 and 20: Staff Increases in Awareness and Kn
Page 21 and 22: Number of School Staff 30 20 10 0 I
Page 23 and 24: There was a growth in awareness amo
Page 25 and 26: “I think that getting a chance to
Page 27 and 28: The following three charts examine
Page 29 and 30: 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 I think that a grou
Page 31 and 32: Presentation Feedback Respondents:
Page 33 and 34: Number of Students 300 250 200 150
Page 35 and 36: Services for Students: Key Findings
Page 37 and 38: affected in many ways, including th
Page 39 and 40: Lessons Learned Much has been learn
Page 41 and 42: VIP Resources Ideas The following a
Page 43 and 44: Recommendations The most critical r
Page 45 and 46: Appendix A: VIP School Staff Presen
Page 47 and 48: Do you have any suggestions about h
Page 49 and 50: Can you think of anything that woul
Page 51 and 52: Is there anything that would make t
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Appendix E: VIP Site Report Violenc
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Partner School #3: Please tick one:
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Have you applied any innovative fea
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Appendix F: Innovative Features use
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